America the wise
the longevity revolution and the true wealth of nations
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Author
Publication
1998 - Hougton Mifflin Co., Boston, Massachusetts
Language
English
Word Count
68,000 words, Guess
Page Count
272 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL361511M
- ISBN-10039585699X
- OCLC Control Number39033405
- OCLC Control Number1427801173
- Internet Archiveamericawiselonge00rosz
and 3 more
- Library of Congress Control Number98021645
- Goodreads601708
- LibraryThing1294276
Classifications
- DDC305.26/0973
- LCCHQ1064.U5 R666 1998
Description
Far from being an unaffordable burden, Roszak argues, longevity is the true wealth of nations. He envisions the ability to prolong productive and fulfilling lives as a paramount historical achievement rather than a recipe for fiscal disaster. The longevity revolution will force Americans to rethink their attitudes toward death and life, competition and cooperation, wealth and well-being. America the Wise is the first book to offer a comprehensive examination of our changing demographic patterns and to find in them the seeds of a new society based not on the survival of the fittest but on wisdom, compassion, and the survival of the gentlest. Its predictions will ignite a nationwide debate that promises to transform our most fundamental ethical and cultural values as well as our economic and political priorities.
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